Review Article

Pyogenic Granuloma/Peripheral Giant-Cell Granuloma Associated with Implants

Table 2

Most highlighted characteristics from published cases of PG and PGCG associated with implants.

Author (year)SexAgeLocalizationBone lossFinal treatmentRelapseFollow-up (months)PG/PGCG

Hanselaer et al. (2010) [9]F34Posterior maxillaNoExcision + curettage18PGCG
M31Posterior mandibleYesExcision + curettage 1 PGCG
Hirshberg et al. (2003) [12]F69Anterior maxillaNoExcision + explantation1PGCG
M44Posterior mandibleYesExcision + explantation8PGCG
Bischof et al. (2004) [10]F56Posterior mandibleNoExcision + new prosthesis + control of plaqueNo36PGCG
Scarano et al. (2008) [13]F48Posterior maxillaYesExcision + soft tissue graftNoPGCG
Cloutier et al. (2007) [5]M21Posterior mandibleYesExcision + explantationNo12PGCG
F62Posterior mandibleYesExcision + curettageNo2PGCG
Hernández et al. (2009) [2]F45Posterior mandibleYesExcision + curettage5 108PGCG
F36Posterior maxillaYesExcision + explantation3 12PGCG
Ozden et al. (2009) [11]F60Posterior mandibleYesExcision + new prosthesisNo12PGCG
Olmedo et al. (2010) [14]F64Anterior maxillaYesExcision + curettageNo24PGCG
F75Posterior mandibleNoExcision + curettageNo48PG
Dojcinovic et al. (2010) [4]M32Posterior maxillaNoExcision + curettageNo18PG
Peñarrocha-Diago et al. (2012) [15]F54Posterior mandibleYesExcision + curettage + temporary removal of the prosthesisNo12PGCG
Galindo-Moreno et al. (2013) [16]M74Anterior maxillaNoExcision No6PGCG
Etöz et al. (2013) [17]M55Posterior mandibleNo Excision + curettageNo8PG
Kaya et al. (2013) [18]M39Posterior mandibleNoExcision with an Er-YAG LaserNo6PG
Kang et al. (2014) [19]M68Posterior maxillaNoExcision + curettageNo12PG
Trento et al. (2014) [20]F33Posterior mandibleNoExcision + curettageNo 6PG
Brown et al. (2015) [21]F46Posterior mandibleNoExcision + curettageNo6PGCG

M: male; F: female; PG: pyogenic granuloma; PGCG: peripheral giant-cell granuloma.